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Danijela Toljaga-Nikolić works as a lecturer at the Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade, Serbia. Her field of interest is project management and sustainability. The present occupation is in teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels of education. She has been engaged as a lecturer on the course „Strategic Management and Global Market“, MBA studies „International Business and Management“, organized by the Faculty of Organizational Sciences and Middlesex University (London). She has gained a lot of experience in the project management field while was working as a local expert, project team member, or research analyst for projects in the Serbian public and commercial sectors (more than 15 successfully executed projects for different companies, public institutions, and NGOs). Danijela holds the position of the Head of Certification Body IPMA Serbia Cert, responsible for conducting the IPMA Certification Program for Serbia. From this perspective, she has a high level of knowledge and experience in the development process of the project manager’s competencies. She has published over 60 papers in national and international journals and conferences as a result of her research and teaching engagement.
The incorporation of the social, environmental, and economic dimensions of sustainability in different aspects of human life and business provides a guarantee for our future. Organizations have shown a great interest in incorporating sustainability into managerial concepts, both at the strategic and operational levels. Sustainable business strategies are being implemented in many projects, which has led to a recent expansion of interest in exploring the potential of integrating sustainability dimensions in project management. With the intention of contributing to a better understanding of sustainable project management, this paper examines whether project management methodologies, applied in different sectors, support the introduction of sustainability dimensions. It also surveys the level of integration of sustainability dimensions in groups of project management processes. Considering that the incorporation of sustainability in project management poses numerous challenges for project managers, this paper examines the necessary knowledge and skills required for sustainable project management in different sectors. As part of this research, an empirical survey was conducted in project-oriented organizations from both the public and private sectors. The findings reveal that the application of project management methodologies promotes the introduction of sustainability dimensions, particularly the social aspect, irrespective of the sector, since the processes in projects managed by a specific methodology are consistent with the social elements of sustainability. In the public sector, there is a noticeable lack of knowledge of the meaning and dimensions of sustainability and, accordingly, an urgent need for project managers to gain knowledge and skills pertaining to sustainable project management.
Danijela Toljaga-Nikolić; Marija Todorović; Marina Dobrota; Tijana Obradović; Vladimir Obradović. Project Management and Sustainability: Playing Trick or Treat with the Planet. Sustainability 2020, 12, 8619 .
AMA StyleDanijela Toljaga-Nikolić, Marija Todorović, Marina Dobrota, Tijana Obradović, Vladimir Obradović. Project Management and Sustainability: Playing Trick or Treat with the Planet. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (20):8619.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDanijela Toljaga-Nikolić; Marija Todorović; Marina Dobrota; Tijana Obradović; Vladimir Obradović. 2020. "Project Management and Sustainability: Playing Trick or Treat with the Planet." Sustainability 12, no. 20: 8619.
Majed Alkher; Milan Radošević; Ivan Beker; Velibor Čabarkapa; Danijela Toljaga-Nikolic; Marko Carić; Slobodan Morača. Case Study of Healthcare Organization Improvement with Lean Concept. Tehnicki vjesnik - Technical Gazette 2019, 26, 845 -851.
AMA StyleMajed Alkher, Milan Radošević, Ivan Beker, Velibor Čabarkapa, Danijela Toljaga-Nikolic, Marko Carić, Slobodan Morača. Case Study of Healthcare Organization Improvement with Lean Concept. Tehnicki vjesnik - Technical Gazette. 2019; 26 (3):845-851.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMajed Alkher; Milan Radošević; Ivan Beker; Velibor Čabarkapa; Danijela Toljaga-Nikolic; Marko Carić; Slobodan Morača. 2019. "Case Study of Healthcare Organization Improvement with Lean Concept." Tehnicki vjesnik - Technical Gazette 26, no. 3: 845-851.
This research aimed to explore the profile of women who work in project management in nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) in Serbia, their working conditions and their satisfaction with the job. The results show that women who work as project managers or project team members in NGOs in Serbia are highly educated, they work more than it is prescribed by the contract and, in half of the cases, it is about temporary employment agreement. They are satisfied with the position in NGOs, interpersonal relations and employers’ care about employees. They also have the possibility of additional education. On the other hand, they are dissatisfied with the salary and standard of living, and they encounter stress-related problems.
Radmila Miković; Sofija Cerović; Danijela Toljaga-Nikolić. Work-life-health challenges of women in project management in nongovernmental organisations in Serbia. Proceedings of the 5th IPMA SENET Project Management Conference (SENET 2019) 2019, 1 .
AMA StyleRadmila Miković, Sofija Cerović, Danijela Toljaga-Nikolić. Work-life-health challenges of women in project management in nongovernmental organisations in Serbia. Proceedings of the 5th IPMA SENET Project Management Conference (SENET 2019). 2019; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRadmila Miković; Sofija Cerović; Danijela Toljaga-Nikolić. 2019. "Work-life-health challenges of women in project management in nongovernmental organisations in Serbia." Proceedings of the 5th IPMA SENET Project Management Conference (SENET 2019) , no. : 1.
During the process of managing a project, requirements and approaches are changed, depending on the project implementation stage or certain challenges that occur during the project implementation. The degree of project's complexity changes over its life cycle phases, where the uncertainty might be considered as highest at the initial phase with the tendency to reduce as information gathers over time. Within the paper different project management approaches are presented, emphasizing the difference among them and their sensitivity to uncertainties and projects characteristics. The traditional approach is suitable for managing well-structured projects in the project environment with clear requirements and project scope. But, stakeholders cannot always specify all the requirements at the very beginning of the project and changes throughout the project life cycle can be expected. Agile project management is most appropriate for managing projects with expected frequently changes throughout the project life cycle and related to that high uncertainty. For managing projects with not clearly defined goals and solutions, which are high-risk and high-change projects, with high failure rates, possible option might be extreme project management. In the situation when a project has clear solution but not clearly defined goals, emertxe project management could be best project management approach. The requirements of project management could be developed during the project life cycle, depending on different characteristics of project life cycle phases. Also factors that affect project success are discussed in the paper as well as importance of considering project complexity, uncertainty and project environment. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
Danijela Toljaga-Nikolic; Dejan Petrovic; Marko Mihic. How to choose the appropriate project management approach? 2017 12th International Scientific and Technical Conference on Computer Sciences and Information Technologies (CSIT) 2017, 2, 1 -5.
AMA StyleDanijela Toljaga-Nikolic, Dejan Petrovic, Marko Mihic. How to choose the appropriate project management approach? 2017 12th International Scientific and Technical Conference on Computer Sciences and Information Technologies (CSIT). 2017; 2 ():1-5.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDanijela Toljaga-Nikolic; Dejan Petrovic; Marko Mihic. 2017. "How to choose the appropriate project management approach?" 2017 12th International Scientific and Technical Conference on Computer Sciences and Information Technologies (CSIT) 2, no. : 1-5.
Vladimir Lj. Obradovic; Marija Lj. Todorovic; Marko M. Mihic; Tijana A. Obradovic; Danijela Toljaga-Nikolic. APPLICATION OF FEAHP METHOD IN NOISE PROTECTIONPROJECTS SELECTION: THE CASE OF SERBIAN PUBLIC ROADS. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal 2017, 16, 2767 -2779.
AMA StyleVladimir Lj. Obradovic, Marija Lj. Todorovic, Marko M. Mihic, Tijana A. Obradovic, Danijela Toljaga-Nikolic. APPLICATION OF FEAHP METHOD IN NOISE PROTECTIONPROJECTS SELECTION: THE CASE OF SERBIAN PUBLIC ROADS. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal. 2017; 16 (12):2767-2779.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVladimir Lj. Obradovic; Marija Lj. Todorovic; Marko M. Mihic; Tijana A. Obradovic; Danijela Toljaga-Nikolic. 2017. "APPLICATION OF FEAHP METHOD IN NOISE PROTECTIONPROJECTS SELECTION: THE CASE OF SERBIAN PUBLIC ROADS." Environmental Engineering and Management Journal 16, no. 12: 2767-2779.